Capitalism, the free market economy has brought jobs and prosperity to America in the past and will in the future. Smaller efficient government, adequately regulating business to prevent excesses will put us on a track to a healthy economy But…
Our free enterprise, capitalistic economic system is headed down a slippery slope now that the federal government has become involved in part ownership in both the banking and auto manufacturing business. The danger of ”creeping socialism” is rearing its ugly head. What industry that…
I want to make sure that I understand your endorsement of Barack Obama. It seems that you cite his main assets as being a good speaker and he will hire 3,000 good people to work for him. Also, he is…
I recently read your story about the scheduled execution of Dennis Skillicorn. Since he did not pull the trigger and was not even at the crime scene, I don’t understand why Missouri wants to kill him. I don’t want my…
Barack Obama’s suggestion that the government finance stimulus payments with oil companies’ profits is the most outrageous proposal I have ever heard. These companies already pay up to 50% in taxes.
Think of the implications. If the government can take ExxonMobil’s…
Letter writer Mathew Cone has the temerity to suggest that government regulation and intervention caused our cureent, miserable economic conditions (”No intervention”, Letters, July 25). His solution: even more deregulation to “allow markets to recover naturally.” In other words: more of the same.
I submit, however,…
One reader has identified Harry Reed and Nancy Pelosi as the reason for high gas prices. It is certainly clear that we do not have an effective energy policy and it is also clear that every politician since 1973 is…
I was already feeling pretty sad about the state of affairs in this once Great Nation, and now Anheuser-Busch. .But now its really coming home to roost. Globalization is based on greed, not pride. So you can get 15.00 more…
